September 21-22, 2009
Westin Ottawa Hotel
Ottawa, ON

The CICA Commodity Tax Symposium provides relevant and contemporary insights, opinions and interpretations and advice on risk management related to commodity taxation issues. The Symposium is for professionals who are serious about working in, or advising businesses in the area of indirect taxation: CAs, Lawyers, Consultants and Academics who research, and advise in the areas of GST, HST, PST, Customs and Trade, and Other Indirect Taxes; Senior executives and other professionals who lead internal commodity tax groups in industry and not-for-profit environments; CRA, Department of Finance and Provincial Ministry of Finance representatives charged with policy and compliance initiatives relating to sales taxes and other indirect taxes.

Intended For :

CAs, lawyers, consultants and academics who research, and advise in the areas of GST, HST, PST, customs and trade, and other indirect taxes

Senior executives and other professionals who lead internal commodity tax groups in industry and not-for-profit environments

CRA, Department of Finance and Provincial Ministry of Finance representatives charged with policy and compliance initiatives relating to sales taxes and other indirect taxes.

Topics Include:

Relevant insights and advice on risk management related to commodity taxation issues

Discussion and debate about policy direction

Sessions on some of the most important sales tax issues confronting the community

Updates on the most important GST, PST and HST cases over the last year



Length: 14:53:18, 15 Sessions + 9 Technical Papers

The complete contents for the 2009 Commodity Tax Symposium includes both the recorded sessions and, where available, the prepared technical paper:

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Ontario Retail Sales Tax Harmonization with the GST: Is a National Sales Tax Far Behind?

Extended Producer Responsibility – an Environmental Levy Tour across Canada (Session + Technical Paper)

Go Fish? Recent Developments on Requirements (Session + Technical Paper)

Beyond A — B: The Net Tax Calculation Under the Excise Tax Act (Session + Technical Paper)

Hot Topics in Indirect Tax

Interpreting Commodity Tax Statues (Session + Technical Paper)

Customs Valuations, Transfer Pricing and Indirect Tax Linkages

GST in Hard Times

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Commodity Tax Case Law Review and Update (Session + Technical Paper)

Constitutional Issues Affecting Commodity Tax (Session + Technical Paper)

Input Tax Credit Entitlement as Determined by The Courts (Session + Technical Paper)

PST Roundtable

Indirect Tax Issues of Supply Chain (Re)Structuring (Session + Technical Paper)

Can You Hear Me Now? Difficulties in Taxing Telecommunications (Session + Technical Paper)

Rectifications: What to Do When Someone Doesn’t Understand the Consequences of Their Legal Documents

Single sessions are also available. Save over 10% when you buy the complete contents here.